Over a few months, I constantly nagged the COO and the CFO about letting me design some cowboy boots for their private labels but they didn’t budge. I got an inquiry about Acumen Brands, who was in Fayetteville, and I started working there part time as a photography assistant. Following that, I was still with my husband, who was my boyfriend at the time, Derek, so I moved back to Fort Smith to be with him. (I remember the very moment I found out I got that internship- I was in Laurie Apple’s Advanced Textiles course, and I screamed in the middle of the lecture I was so excited! I thought she was going to have a heart attack.) Post internship, I was accepted to SCAD in Savannah to do my MFA in Fashion Design. That summer I worked as a Domestic Production intern at Betsey Johnson in her showroom in New York City. ![]() I technically walked at graduation in 2011, but I needed one more internship to graduate. Tell us about your path since you graduated college and what you had been working on before Project Runway came along.This one is long! My husband never ceases to tell me that I am always doing the most! Ha! It holds such a special place in our hearts. In 2010 while I was in my junior year, I met my husband at a pizza restaurant on the square in Fayetteville, and 10 years later, we are still together and adore Fayetteville so much. And I probably still could if there was one here in Austin. While I was there I could have eaten Slim’s every single day. I credit her for my introduction to the fashion retail world. Cathy Campbell, who now works at BLONDE hired me on the spot even though I had absolutely zero experience. I got my very first job EVER at Mason’s located on Joyce. ![]() I pledged, and was part of the very first pledge class of Alpha Omicron Pi my freshman year when they were in that tiny temporary house on North Arkansas in front of Old Main, but I was actually part of the original groundbreaking crew of the new house they built on Maple. I mean, can you imagine? Not exactly the creative outlet I needed in my life, but that would eventually change, obviously. My undergrad was the best! I actually went to the U of A as a pre-nursing major. I did my bachelor of science in Apparel Studies from 2007 to 2011. I always knew I wanted to attend the University of Arkansas. I did grow up in Fort Smith! We moved there when I was in diapers – and I was there until I left for college. You grew up in Fort Smith, but you spent some time here in Fayetteville for college, correct? Tell us a bit about your time here. We got in touch with Brittany to learn more about her upcoming Project Runway appearance and all that she’s been up to since she graduated from the UA, and she was nice enough to answer some questions for us. She recently created her own label, originally called Brittany Nicole and recently rebranded as Brittany Allen. She also teaches at Art Institute in Austin. ![]() Your use of the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in your Electronic Products License Agreement and by using the translation functionality you agree to forgo any and all claims against ProQuest or its licensors for your use of the translation functionality and any output derived there from.She currently lives in Austin, Texas, where she works as a pattern maker and computer-aided designer for a company called Understated Leather, which sells designs to retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Resolve, and Free People. PROQUEST AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES FOR AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The translations are automatically generated "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and are not retained in our systems. Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. You have requested "on-the-fly" machine translation of selected content from our databases.
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